準じる

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly

Meaning

  1. v1vi
    to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly
  2. v1vi
    to be proportionate to
  3. v1vi
    to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as